Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coloco | |
| tú | colocas | |
| él / ella / usted | coloca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | colocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | colocáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | colocan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coloqué | |
| tú | colocaste | |
| él / ella / usted | colocó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | colocamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | colocasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | colocaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colocaba | |
| tú | colocabas | |
| él / ella / usted | colocaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | colocábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | colocabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | colocaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colocaré | |
| tú | colocarás | |
| él / ella / usted | colocará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | colocaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | colocaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | colocarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | colocaría | |
| tú | colocarías | |
| él / ella / usted | colocaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | colocaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | colocaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | colocarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coloque | |
| tú | coloques | |
| él / ella / usted | coloque | |
| nosotros / nosotras | coloquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | coloquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | coloquen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to place
- to put
- to get in
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations